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• Elisabeth Anthonia Klarenbeek, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands († 1954)
• Sjef Burhenne, Helmond († 1998)
• Karin Jongsma, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Ronald Hermannus Niemeijer, Amsterdam († 2018)
• George van den Broek, Tilburg († 1994)
• Jan Christoffel Jonathan (JOHAN) ELSE
• Alexander Nicolaas (Lex) Wijers, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• (Stillborn) VAATSTRA, Pieterburen (Eenrum) Groningen Netherlands († 1954)
• Gerardus Cornelis Voetee, Schoorl, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1954)
• Steven Ray Hinrichs, Willmar, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota († 1974)

• Angelina Cecilia Sampers (64), Linne,, Limburg, Nederland
• Beerd van 't Veen (69), Oldebroek, Nederland
• Vaatstra (0), Pieterburen, De Marne, Groningen, Nederland
• Alfons Robert Leonard Boni (70), Hoepertingen
• Arie Hofland (49), Rotterdam
• Amilia Houben (76), Roggel
• Arend Reef (62)
• Amelia Pulte (77), Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Alida, Huiberdina Eblé (76), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alida Elisabeth de Vos (78), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1952 » Gary Seear, New Zealand rugby player († 2018)
• 1952 » Rodolfo Neri Vela, Mexican engineer and astronaut
• 1952 » Ryū Murakami, Japanese novelist and filmmaker
• 1953 » Corrado Barazzutti, Italian tennis player
• 1953 » Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Argentine lawyer and politician, former President of Argentina and current Vice President of Argentina
• 1953 » Massimo Troisi, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter († 1994)
• 1954 » Francis Buchholz, German bass player
• 1954 » Michael Gira, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1954 » Sócrates, Brazilian footballer and manager († 2011)
• 1955 » Jeff Daniels, American actor and playwright

• 1936 » Billy Mitchell, American general and pilot (b. 1879)
• 1945 » John Basilone, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1916)
• 1951 » André Gide, French novelist, essayist, and dramatist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1869)
• 1952 » Knut Hamsun, Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)
• 1953 » Richard Rushall, British businessman (b. 1864)
• 1957 » Maurice Garin, Italian-French cyclist (b. 1871)
• 1959 » Willard Miller, American sailor, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1877)
• 1962 » Georgios Papanikolaou, Greek-American pathologist, invented the Pap smear (b. 1883)
• 1969 » Madge Blake, American actress (b. 1899)
• 1970 » Ralph Edward Flanders, (b. 1890) US Senator from Vermont.

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Peter
7. Robert
8. Pieter
9. Gerrit
10. Petrus
11. John
12. Jacobus
13. Gerardus
14. Adrianus
15. Jacob
16. Dirk

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Elisabeth
5. Cornelia
6. Wilhelmina
7. Adriana
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Marianne
12. Yvonne
13. Marie
14. Linda
15. Helena
16. Margaretha

• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 10.6 million citizens.
• February 13 » Frank Selvy becomes the only NCAA Division I basketball player ever to score 100 points in a single game.
• May 7 » Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat and a Viet Minh victory (the battle began on March 13).
• May 13 » The original Broadway production of The Pajama Game opens and runs for another 1,063 performances. Later received three Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical, and Best Choreography.
• July 7 » Elvis Presley makes his radio debut when WHBQ Memphis played his first recording for Sun Records, "That's All Right".
• November 1 » The Front de Libération Nationale fires the first shots of the Algerian War of Independence.
• November 7 » In the US, Armistice Day becomes Veterans Day.

The temperature on February 19, 1954 was between -0.3 °C and 1.2 °C and averaged 0.2 °C. There was 8.3 mm of rain during 13.0 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.